Cuba

Magazine articles on politics and society in Cuba.

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TIME Europe October 10, 2011 Tim Padgett	God and Profits: How the Catholic Church Is Making A Comeback in Cuba It's been a year of resurrection for Cuba's Roman Catholic Church. Last November, it opened a new seminary -- the first since Fidel Castro's communist revolution all but shut down the church 50 years ago.
Insurance & Technology March 26, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Fidel Castro Applauds US Healthcare Reform Castro calls reform a "miracle" and a victory over "lobbyists and political mercenaries," in qualified praise of President Obama, whom he calls a "fanatical believer in the imperialist capitalist system."
Wired June 22, 2009 Clive Thompson	Clive Thompson on Cuba's Potential Tech Boom In sheer human potential, Cuba is an economic and technological miracle waiting to happen.
Reason May 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward	Connecticut vs. Cuba The Cuban government took a surprising step forward regarding taxis, loosening the strict rules, even going so far as to let taxis set their own rates, while Connecticut taxi drivers aren't as lucky.
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Russian Warships Visit Cuba In the last leg of a diplomatic mission throughout Latin America, a humble group of Russian warships visit Cuba for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
TIME Europe November 26, 2008 Nathan Thornburgh	The Sound Of Change Poor and isolated, Cuba is crumbling. Can music save it?
Reason May 2008 Brian Doherty	Artifact: Castro Shrugged The Bush administration's reluctance to change its ill-conceived embargo against Cuba, even post-Fidel, shows that Castro isn't alone in misunderstanding "the essence of this new world" or the role of relatively unrestricted international trade in spreading wealth and liberty.
Home Theater April 3, 2008 Mark Fleischmann	Semi-Liberated Cubans Buy Electronic Goods The new government in Cuba will allow the purchase of electronic goods such as TVs, DVDs and computers, but prices are aimed at the wealthy population.
AskMen.com Jennifer Cox	12 Questions With Mayra Veronica Mayra Veronica is famous in her native Cuba for being a star on Spanish television. Her work in North America, however, is best-known for its uber-sexiness.
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